MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F010.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/nfs/wx-climate-data/models/rap/2510180900F010.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 10 hour RUC valid 19Z SAT 18 OCT 25 Station: 32.63,-96.94 Latitude: 32.63 Longitude: -96.94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 72 SFC 987 192 27.1 22.1 74 4.9 23.5 234 11 301.4 304.6 297.1 352.2 17.25 2 950 523 23.1 20.0 83 3.1 20.9 233 16 300.6 303.5 295.9 346.7 15.71 3 900 993 19.2 17.4 89 1.8 18.0 235 18 301.3 303.9 295.0 342.7 14.05 4 850 1483 15.9 14.3 90 1.6 14.8 238 20 302.8 305.0 294.0 338.8 12.14 5 800 1996 13.1 10.9 86 2.2 11.7 239 20 305.1 307.0 293.3 335.8 10.27 6 750 2537 10.1 6.8 80 3.4 8.1 227 22 307.6 309.1 292.4 332.7 8.28 7 700 3108 6.2 4.0 86 2.1 4.9 226 27 309.3 310.7 292.2 331.8 7.32 8 650 3713 3.7 -2.8 62 6.5 0.4 232 38 313.1 314.0 291.2 328.2 4.78 9 600 4358 -1.1 -10.9 47 9.8 -5.1 234 44 314.8 315.3 289.9 323.8 2.77 10 550 5044 -6.7 -14.9 52 8.2 -9.6 232 48 316.1 316.6 289.8 323.4 2.19 11 500 5781 -11.5 -16.4 67 4.9 -13.1 232 51 319.1 319.5 290.6 326.2 2.12 12 450 6581 -16.0 -19.5 75 3.4 -17.1 235 56 323.1 323.4 291.5 329.3 1.82 13 400 7459 -21.3 -29.8 46 8.5 -23.1 238 64 327.3 327.5 291.7 330.2 0.81 14 350 8431 -27.3 -45.7 16 18.4 -29.3 245 70 332.0 332.0 292.4 332.7 0.18 15 300 9526 -33.9 -62.2 4 28.3 -35.4 256 64 337.6 337.6 293.7 337.7 0.03 16 250 10780 -41.3 -67.3 4 26.0 -42.2 257 77 344.7 344.7 295.4 344.8 0.02 17 200 12267 -50.4 -74.3 4 23.8 -50.9 263 72 352.9 352.9 297.3 352.9 0.01 18 150 14086 -63.1 -81.9 6 18.7 -63.3 268 57 361.3 361.3 299.0 361.3 0.00 19 100 16510 -71.4 -87.1 8 15.6 -71.5 259 35 389.7 389.7 303.8 389.7 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5709.11 m Freezing level: 611.70 mb = 4207.08 m = 13802.60 ft Wetbulb zero: 646.14 mb = 3761.34 m = 12340.19 ft Precipitable water: 1.71 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 72.19 % Est. max temperature: 29.07 C = 84.32 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 918.26 mb = 818.37 m = 2684.92 ft T: 20.68 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.60 C/km ThetaE index: 28.85 C Layer 950.0- 500.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 889.84 mb = 1090.14 m = 3576.52 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.29 g/kg Conv temperature: 27.31 C = 81.16 F Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lifted Index: -7.09 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.31 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -3.32 C Showalter Index: -4.16 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 53.11 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 27.35 C Cross Totals Index: 25.76 C K Index: 39.50 Risk: > 80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 344.89 Risk: Showers and thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -2.54 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms probable Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1526.64 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 55.26 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.90 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.33 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 897.25 mb = 1019.06 m = 3343.34 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 882.25 mb = 1163.55 m = 3817.37 ft Equ Level (EL): 252.25 mb = 10718.46 m = 35165.11 ft B at Equ Level: 1526.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 122.25 mb = 15308.95 m = 50225.61 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 232.7 at 32.7 knts Storm direction: 262.7 at 24.5 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.5 neg: 1.7 tot: 3.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 67.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 61.2 neg: 0.0 tot: 61.2 m^2/s^2 ave: 20.4 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.76 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 3.7 stream: 2.8 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.29 Bulk Rich Number: 33.36 Bulk Shear: 45.76 m/s